Read the full judgment text of CACV 1642/2001 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 16 October 2001.
1. The Applicant in this case, Lai Kwong Ming, was born in Mainland China in 1957 and smuggled himself to Hong Kong in March 1979. Subsequently, he applied to the Hong Kong Immigration Department for a Hong Kong identity card. On 8 October 1979, he was permitted to remain in Hong Kong until 7 January 1980 and was issued a Hong Kong identity card. On 4 January 1980, he was permitted to extend his stay in Hong Kong until 7 April. He did not apply to the Hong Kong Immigration Department for a f